Attend a couple meetups/REIA meetings and talk to others about what you want to do and where you feel your holes are, and have them help you for free, to at least refine that list so you can talk to Jake and ask how he will help with your specific gaps in knowledge.

@William Johnny Welcome to the community, BP is a great resource to help you start investing.

Finding a good mentor can help, education helps, sources like BP can help ultimately action is required.  

I hope this helps and good luck on your journey!

Side question: How can you help ensure a good, timely, mistake free lending process? 

I’m glad to connect and am here to help in any way I can.

sent that question to 1031specialists.com- they will get your question answered and more help if needed

Hope that helps!

The city offers various multi-family housing options suitable for house hacking, including duplexes, triplexes, fourplexes, and townhouses.Regarding the mortgage securing, I could be of help with that, I work for a private lender that lends in 48 states, including North Caroline.Find a realtor familiar with investment properties and house hacking strategies in Charlotte.

BP has various tools to help you analyze your deals (rentals, flips, wholesale, etc). : https://www.biggerpockets.com/investment-calculators7.